Martin Luther King Jr. said social progress "comes through the tireless efforts and the persistent work of dedicated ...

When Was Martin Luther King Jr. Born? Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta. Originally, his name was Michael Luther King Jr. after his father. Michael Sr. eventually adopted ...

The Bedford Reader” is a widely used composition book that has included everything from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech to the classic Shirley Jackson story ...

Reaching Pryor was not easy. Determined, I placed more than 61 calls before finally reaching the right contact with his attorney, Terry Giles. That single call proved decisive. Giles became the ...

A personal story of how bringing Richard Pryor to speak in 1983 led to relationships with Oprah, Maya Angelou, Nelson Mandela ...

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - A reenactment of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech was a highlight of Monday’s MLK Jr. observance day activities in Effingham County at the ...

I’m here to make trouble – good trouble. Good trouble is what we need now because we are in the fight of our lives. The fight ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. turned his focus to Chicago 60 years ago this month. The Nobel Peace Prize winner came to the city at the request of Al Raby ...

In 1965, three months after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. declared from the steps of the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, that the aim of the civil rights movement was no more and no less than ...

Let’s get a few important things out of the way: The Reverand Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. was not the docile, unintimidating, conflict avoider that mainstream media has propped him up to be in the ...

DEARBORN, MI - A significant piece of American history has been moved from Alabama to Michigan where it will soon be put on permanent display. The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn announced the Dr.